[Bug 1842334] [NEW] Error when using Universal-USB-Installer to install Ubuntu 16.04

[Arianna Lozano]

Public bug reported:

Today a user was using a Universal-USB-Installer-1.9.8.8 that they
downloaded today from Pendrivelinux.com to install Ubuntu
16.04.6-desktop-i386.iso . Probably downloaded Ubuntu on 3/9/2019 from
the Ubuntu UK site?

The install on the USB was not completely done. They used a 16 gig USB
formatted NTFS to get a larger storage area. (Later I tried the USB
install with an older: Universal-USB-Installer-1.9.6.2 from Nov 2015 and
the install went perfectly.)

When booting their computer to the USB they got an error message:

Cannot connect to http://grub4dos.chenall.net The install stopped, thanks
That is to a Chinese server:
Domain Name: CHENALL.NET
Registry Domain ID: 1591363892_DOMAIN_NET-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: grs-whois.hichina.com
Registrar URL: http://www.net.cn
Updated Date: 2018-03-12T02:47:21Z
Creation Date: 2010-04-03T16:05:06Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2019-04-03T16:05:06Z
Registrar: Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Registrar IANA ID: 420
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: DomainAbuse at service.aliyun.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +86.95187
Domain Status: ok https://icann.org/epp#ok
Name Server: VIP1.ALIDNS.COM
Name Server: VIP2.ALIDNS.COM
DNSSEC: unsigned
URL of the ICANN Whois Inaccuracy Complaint Form: https://www.icann.org/wicf/
>>> Last update of whois database: 2018-10-25T07:32:56Z <<<

Why would Ubuntu try to connect to Alibaba cloud computing in China
and/or Sinapore?

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Error when using Universal-USB-Installer to install Ubuntu 16.04

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Today a user was using a Universal-USB-Installer-1.9.8.8 that they
  downloaded today from Pendrivelinux.com to install Ubuntu
  16.04.6-desktop-i386.iso . Probably downloaded Ubuntu on 3/9/2019 from
  the Ubuntu UK site?

  The install on the USB was not completely done. They used a 16 gig USB
  formatted NTFS to get a larger storage area. (Later I tried the USB
  install with an older: Universal-USB-Installer-1.9.6.2 from Nov 2015
  and the install went perfectly.)

  When booting their computer to the USB they got an error message:

  Cannot connect to http://grub4dos.chenall.net The install stopped, thanks
  That is to a Chinese server:
  Domain Name: CHENALL.NET
  Registry Domain ID: 1591363892_DOMAIN_NET-VRSN
  Registrar WHOIS Server: grs-whois.hichina.com
  Registrar URL: http://www.net.cn
  Updated Date: 2018-03-12T02:47:21Z
  Creation Date: 2010-04-03T16:05:06Z
  Registry Expiry Date: 2019-04-03T16:05:06Z
  Registrar: Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
  Registrar IANA ID: 420
  Registrar Abuse Contact Email: DomainAbuse at service.aliyun.com
  Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +86.95187
  Domain Status: ok https://icann.org/epp#ok
  Name Server: VIP1.ALIDNS.COM
  Name Server: VIP2.ALIDNS.COM
  DNSSEC: unsigned
  URL of the ICANN Whois Inaccuracy Complaint Form: https://www.icann.org/wicf/
  >>> Last update of whois database: 2018-10-25T07:32:56Z <<<

  Why would Ubuntu try to connect to Alibaba cloud computing in China
  and/or Sinapore?

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